I really liked Scandal in the first season, but it dropped off my radar, which is evidently a bad thing,
because things have been tense between gay power couple Cyrus and James, to the point of Cyrus putting out a hit on his husband. They're back this week after a 10-month time jump, and the relationship is rocky. "On the one hand, there’s something unbelievably normal about their working-couple marriage, and it’s irrelevant that we’re both men. On the other hand, we’ve certainly been pushed to limits that not every couple in America’s had to deal with. Whether testifying against your spouse or lying under oath to protect your spouse, those are things that are pretty heightened."
The National Organization for Marriage'sRuth Institute put out a notice about a fundraiser, with lots of auction items, including some signed Chicago BearsBrian Urlacher jerseys they got via donation, even saying "and a huge THANK YOU to the Bears for supporting our message." Of course, that implied the Bears were supporting NOM. Except the Bears weren't. Brian Urlacher said “I sign a lot of stuff for charity and I don’t always know where it goes. If I would have known it was for this cause, I wouldn’t have done it." And the Bears themselves said “The two items featured in The Ruth Institute gala invitation were personal donations to Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse. Neither was a club donation, nor do they represent the team’s view on any social issues. Any remarks stating otherwise are false.” Oops.
The BBC brings word of a study about people whose immune systems are able to stay ahead of HIV mutations, and the fact that for the first time, scientists have a roadmap of just how their immune systems handle the mutations, which could be used to train people's bodies with early 
detection.
Will & Grace creator Max Mutchnickisn't happy with the Supreme Court justices and their questioning during the DOMA and Prop 8 hearings. Naturally, he's most upset with Justice Scalia. "Scalia uses the word “homosexual” the way George Wallace used the word “Negro.” There’s a tone to it. It’s humiliating and hurtful. I don’t think I’m being overly sensitive, merely vigilant. I once had to be vigilant for fear that people would find out what I am. Now I have to be vigilant for fear that I will be discriminated against for what I am. Then, as now, it’s a defense against danger."
Jeremy Irons worries that marriage equality will have unintended consequences, like fathers marrying their sons. "Could a father not marry his son? It's not incest between men, since incest is there to protect us from inbreeding, but men don't breed." Don't worry Jeremy, if we call our partner "daddy" we're being much more figurative.
Two Florida (why is it always Florida) DJs have been suspended and may face felony charges
for telling listeners that dihydrogen monoxide was coming out of water taps on April 1. Of course it was. Dihydrogen monoxide is water, just a formal name for it. But they've been suspended indefinitely and may face criminal charges because it's a crime to call in a false water quality issue, and a minor panic happened from people too stupid to get the joke.
Iain M. Banks is one of my favorite authors. His Culture novels are joys to read. But without the AIs of the Culture to heal him, Banks is dying, with just several months to live. "As a result, I’ve withdrawn from all planned public engagements and I’ve asked my partner Adele if she will do me the honour of becoming my widow (sorry – but we find ghoulish humour helps). By the time this goes out we’ll be married and on a short honeymoon. We intend to spend however much quality time I have left seeing family. and relations and visiting places that have meant a lot to us. Meanwhile my heroic publishers are doing all they can to bring the publication date of my new novel forward by as much as four months, to give me a better chance of being around when it hits the shelves."
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is going to court to try and keep Virginia's sodomy law active. Sadly, the case involves a really unsympathetic defendant, but that doesn't mean Lawrence v Texas shouldn't apply. Even if the court were to hold that the sodomy statute could be used in cases involving a minor, it could likely be used to harass same-sex couples.
Reports have Glee'sHeather Morrispregnant. This could be an interesting story for Brittany when she graduates.
I remain horrified by how TMZ is handling Erving Johnson III. It was tacky enough that they called Magic and Cookie Johnson to ask if they "supported" their gay son, but now they've asked LakerKobe Bryant for his opinion, as if it's any of his business. Still, Kobe came through. "Of course Magic is supportive of and loves his son. Why should anyone be surprised? What I can't tolerate is a lack of tolerance." Are they going to keep asking random people until they find someone connected to the Johnsons that will say something terrible?
North Carolina Tea party legislators have filed a bill, with a total of eleven sponsors, to establish an official state religion of Christianity within the state, citing the 10th Amendment as grounds. The bill includes a recently popular provision that can't hold up that would prevent judicial review of the bill by federal courts. Do politicians not take civics?
Dylan O'Brien looks very content for the early morning
While Keahu shows how comfortable he is with wolves in anticipation of his romance with an Alpha Twin. Also: Arms
Sorry Stephen Amell, you're too pretty to be behind the camera
Tuesday, Stephen Colbert took on marriage equality, including the ridiculous idea that straights would marry same-sex partners to get some of that crazy good government health insurance. It's not like they'd marry male/female to do that. Or the government could just do universal healthcare, and then the way would be cleared for marriage equality, right?
Meanwhile, Bill Maher talked to Jimmy Kimmel about marriage equality, and he kept it pretty simple about the bigotry that's coming out of the recent hearings at the Supreme Court. Kimmel is almost apolitical on most topics, but I love that he's such a strong supporter of equality.
Chris Hadfield has to be one of the most camera-ready astronauts in decades, and his work on the ISS has made space more accessible than it's been in years. Now he takes on the two hours/day an astronaut has to undergo to prevent their muscles and bones from atrophy.
In Only God Forgives, Ryan Gosling is running a boxing ring and hiding as a drug smuggler in Thailand when his brother is killed, and his mother forces him to seek revenge. Gosling really needs to try comedy again, I'm getting sick of these dark conflicted characters.
The Purge is an interesting concept: in a not so distant future America, crime has been eradicated because for twelve hours each year, the government suspends all the laws, letting people murder and rob with no consequences to get it out of their system. The wealthy have zombie-level security to keep them safe during the rampage, but what happens if you allow the human factor to compromise that safety?
Huey Lewis and Weird Al reenact American Psycho. That is all.
This week's Ask the SexPert is NSFW, because Conner Habib talks about how to break up with that Friend With Benefits when he gets a boyfriend, and how if it's not easy, perhaps he was more than just a friend with benefits, even if you didn't want to admit it.
Bill O'Reilly invited conservative radio host Laura Ingraham on his show to address outrage from people like Rush Limbaugh over O'Reilly saying that opponents of marriage equality were reduced to bible thumping in their losing argument. Ingraham tries to force some shame on O'Reilly about the phrase, but O'Reilly is having none of it. It's kind of fun to watch O'Reilly turn on the right.
Why do they make light sabers for babies? It's a valid question.
The first trailer for Grown Ups 2 is out. I'll admit, I kind of liked the first one, but the trailer for the sequel already has me angry. First up, you have frat boys, led by Taylor Lautner, bullying the adults, who obviously could have won the situation. Then you have the cheerleader car wash that devolves into scared straight guy and predatory, stereotypes of effeminate cheerleaders when Kevin James gets assigned to the male squad. It's sad and pathetic, it's gay baiting, and it shouldn't happen. It really shouldn't happen in a movie from Sony Pictures, after Amy Pascaljust made a speech at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center about avoiding homophobia, words like "fag" and "homo" mere weeks ago. The hypocrisy is crippling, and Pascal should be made to answer as to why her product doesn't match her rhetoric.
